Suspension rates for black male students in California higher for foster youth, rural students

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Suspension rates for black male students in California higher for foster youth, rural students

Black male students in rural counties and those in foster care are suspended at particularly high rates in California, a new report has found. Black boys in foster care in the seventh and eighth grade have the highest suspension rates of all students statewide.

The report also found that the disparity in suspension rates among black male students compared to all students is greatest in kindergarten through the third grade….